Cardcase



S. A. TURNER.

CAHDCASE.

" FILED JAN. 20| 1921.

' i E ff% Mar. 20, 1923..

31M) 'nt TUE? Patented ll/lar. Ztl, lggt wir err STANLEY ARTHUR TURNER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

CARDCASE.

Application filed January 20, 1921.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, STANLEY A.. TURNER, a citizen of the United States, residing` at Detroit, in the county of "Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and j or tickets at all times, so that the entrance of dust and dirt through the case vwill be pre vented, and which has an improved means for permitting cards or tickets to be ejected from the housing one at a. time in a convenient and expeditious manner and with the use of only one hand. i

Another object of the invention is to provide, in a card case or holder, a novel means for urging the pack of cards or tickets to the upper' end of the case, and a novel means for ejecting one card at a time through one end of the casing, the case proper including a. pair of members which can be readily connected or disconnected to permit the reloading of the card case.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel follower plate which forms a guide for the ejector for the cards, and novel means for guiding the follower plate in its movement.

With these and otherobjects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved card case.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the ejector thumb piece moved to an ejecting position, and a card or ticket being forced from the casing. i n

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of one part of the card case which forms the holder for the card or ticket pack. l

Figure 4l is a perspective view of the other portion of the card case illustrating the ejector carried thereby.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the follower plate carried by the holder for the card or ticket pack which is adapted to normally urge the card or ticket pack into the path of the ejector.

Serial No. 438,706.

Figure 6 is a. transverse sectional view through the improved card case, and

Figure 7 is a longitudinal section through the improved card case.

Referring to the drawings `in detail,`

wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter ifi' indicates the holder portion for the card pack, which is designated by the letter E; B the cover portion or part for the card pack E .and

holder A; C the rfollower for urging the card pack toward the inner face of the upper wall of the cover or housing B, and D the improved ejector for the card or ticket pack E,

The holder A for the card pack E includes a bottom wall 10, which is preferably of the same shape as the cards or tickets which are to be used in the card case, the side walls 11 and the end walls 12 and 13. The front wall 13 has its upper edge cut away as at 111. which permits the upper card er ticket of the card or ticket pack E to the purpose of which will be hereinafter more specifically described, The upper edge of the rear wall 12 intermediate the tongues 15 is provided with a notched portion 16 through which a portion of the ejector D is adapted to ride, when a card or ticket is being ejected from the case,

The inner surfaces of the side 'walls 11 substantially at the transverse center thereof are provided with a pair of guides 17" for the follower C which is slidablyl mounted within the holder A. The guides 17 are substantially U-sli'aped in form and include the side guide rails18 and the cross stop rail 19, which formsa stop for ylimiting the upward movement of the follower C. The cover part B of the case for theholder part A and the card or ticket pack E includes a top wall 20, depending longitudinally eX tending side walls 21, and a rear end 'wall 22, Y he side walls 21 and the end wall 22 are provided with inwardly extending flanges 23 and 211 respectively, which serve as means for `engaging the bottom surface of the holder part A. The bottoni wall 10 of the sliding in and out of the holder A inthe cover part B. It can beseen that when the holder A is inserted in the cover part B, thelugs 15 will engage the rear wall 22 of the cover part B and thus space the rear wall 12 of the holder A from the rear wall 22 for a purpose which will also be hereinafter more fully described. The inner surface of the top wall at its forward edge is provided with a transversely eltending` rib or strip 26 and when the holder A is inserted within the cover part ll, the strip orrib 26 will lie directly above the notch 14 and form in` connection therewith an outlet slot through which one card of the pack isl adapted to be ejected at a time.

The top wall20 of the cover part B is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 27, through which the ejector D is other guide.

adapted to ride for forcing the card or ticket out of the casing.

The follower C includes a substantially rectangular plate 28 which is of a size substantially equal to the holder part A and is adapted to move up' and down within the same. The opposite longitudinal edges of the plate 28 are provided with struck down outwardly extending ears 29 and these ears are arrangedy in a plane below the plate 28 and slidably positioned within the U-shaped guides 17. In arranging the follower C in position, the plate 23v is can'ted and one of the lugs 29 is first positioned in one guide and then the other lug is positioned in the The plate 28 is then permitted to resume its normal position inl parallel relation with the lower wall 10 of the holder part A and thus accidental displacement from the holder part A is prevented'. The rear end of the plate 28 is provided with a struck down inclined. tongue 30, which is in direct alignment with the notched portion 16 formed in the rear end wall 12 of the holder part A and this struck out inclined tongue forms a guide for the ejector D which will hereinafter be more fully described. The lower surface of the follower C has secured thereto a pair of depending expansion coil springs 31 which tend to normally urge the follower includes the resilient longitudinally extending strip 32 having its rear end bent at right angles to provide a foot 33, which is adapted to engage the rear edge of each card as the Same is forced successively into alignment therewith by means of the follower C.

The inner surface of the wall 20 on each side of the slot 27 is provided with a pair of guide strips 34; which are substantially the same thickness as the strip 32, and the strip 32 has a struck out tongue 35 which is adapted yto protrude through the slot 2?. rlhe other portion of this struck up tongue 35 is substantially equal to the slot 2T so that lateral slipping of the tongue within the slot is prevented. In order to preventthe ent-rance of dust or the like into the case through the slot 27, a diamond shaped plate 37 is provided. This plate 37 is adapted to slide over vthe upper surface of the top wall 20 of the cover part B, and is of a length to cover the slot no matter in what position the plate is slid. While l have described and shown the plate diamond shaped, it is to be understood that l do not limit myself to the exact shape thereof. The struck up tongue 35 is extended through the plate 37 and is anchored in the thumb piece or head 38. 1t can be seen that by moving the thumb piece 33 toward either end of the case the ejector plate l) will be moved therewith and that the strip 32 will engage the rear edge of the uppermost card, The lugs 15 'space the rear' wall`12 of the holder 'portion A as heretobefore stated, and this space permits the foot 33 to ride in rear ofthe card or ticket pack E.

ln the use of the improved card holder,the

lsaine is loaded.. b'7 slidine out the holder art A from the cove!l part B and by depressing the follower C against the tension of the 11 of the holder part A. The holder part A is then slid into the cover B until the lugs 15 engage the rear wall thereof.l The case is then ready for use.

When .it is desired to eject a cardy orv ticket therefrom, it is merely necessary to grasp the case in one hand andplace the thumb of the hand holding the case upon the thumb piece or`head,38 and move the same forwardly of the case. The'foot 33 will engage the uppermost card and yslide its card engaging` position bythe inclined tongue 30 without hanging upon the rear edge of the follower plate C.

comprising the ticket or pack holder `and,

the other section the cover part, means for spacing the rear wall of the holder part from the rear wall of the cover part, a follower plate slidably mounted in the holder part, means for urging the follower plate toward the upperend of the holder part, a. guide for said follower plate, an ejector slidably carried by the cover part arranged for move-` ment toward one end of t-he case, the follower plate having a guide tongue struck downwardly therefrom and arranged in alignment with the ejector. y

2. A case for-cards or tickets comprising a pair of slidably associated sections, one section constituting the holder part `for the pack of cards, and the other section the cover part for saidholder part, the holder part including a bottom walland upwardly extending side, front and rear walls, the cover section includinga top wall, depending side walls, and a rear wall, rearwardly extending spacing lugs carriedv by the rear` wall of the holder section arranged to engage the inner surface of the rear wall of the cover section, guides carried by the side walls of the holder section, a follower plate slidably mounted in the holder section having outstanding ears formed on the longitudinal edges thereof arranged for movementin said guide, spring means'normally urging the follower plate toward the upper' end of the holder section, therear wall of the holder section having a not-ch "therein, the front wall of the holder section having a notch therein, a struck down tongue'formedy on the rear end of the follower plate arranged in alignment with the notch formed in the rear wall of the holder section, and an ejector including a fiat plate, a depending j foot formed on the flat plate arranged to engage the rear edge of the uppermost card or ticket of the stack of cards or tickets and arranged in alignmentwith the notch y formed in the rear wall of the holder part and the struck down tongue formed on the follower, and a button slidably carried `by the outer surface ofthe holder part and operatively connected to said plate.

3. A case for cards or tickets comprisling a holder section and acover section,

the cover section including a top wall, de-` pending side walls and a rear wall, retain!y ing guideflanges formed on the side and rear walls, theholder section including a bottomwall and upstanding side, front and rear walls,la `follower plate slidably mounted in the holder section, spring means normally urging the follower plate toward the `upper edge of the holder section, the cover section `having' a longitudinally extending slot formed in the upper wall thereof, an ejector including a longitudinally extending strip, a plate slidably carried by the upper surface of the top wall of the cover section arrangedito overlie the slot at all times,

a thumb piece `carried by said sliding-plate, and a struck out tongue formed on said strip and threaded through said slot and anchored into said thumb piece.

STANLEY ARTHUR TURNER. 

